Unite Newsletter - November 2017

The Office of Information and Communications Technology (OICT) has partnered with the World Identity Network (WIN) and the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) to launch the Unite Ideas #Blockchain4Humanity challenge to help Moldova--the poorest country in Europe--combat child trafficking. The challenge is to use blockchain technology to design a solution that creates a unique, secure, digital identity for children and minors. Digital identity on the blockchain may offer a significantly higher chance of catching traffickers and making trafficking attempts more traceable and preventable. Learn more

ICT in the field

The Department of Field Support's Information and Communications Technology Division (ICTD) is responsible for ICT delivery to over 118,000 military, police and civilian personnel serving across 30 countries.

Other Applications

With the huge potential of data analytics to facilitate decision-making through accurate and timely information, Unite Analytics hosted a TechNovation Talk on Thursday, 16 November at UN Headquarters entitled Gender Data Analytics and Visualizations. A collaboration with the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Statistics Division, the workshop focused on innovative data analytics and visualizations techniques for exploring gender data. Watch a replay of the workshop.

Unite Mail

More than 14,600 users have been successfully migrated to Unite Mail Unite Mail (Outlook and Office 365). If you have already migrated, complete a short survey about your Unite Mail migration experience.

Unite Mail Tips and Tricks

Searching for a colleague's email address? When using the Address Book button to lookup names in the Directory, Outlook sorts those by first name. It is not possible to change that.